Doggone: An Animal Instinct Mystery

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. Great mystery were you really have to think at times and I really like a book like this. I read it in less then 24 hours. I look forward to her newest book, Horsewhipped.

This is a great follow-up to Catnapped! Strong story with continued building of the characters underpinned by the authors wonderfully pacy writing style (and brilliant sense of humour) Put a few hours aside, head to your local Starbucks, order a skinny hot chocolate with two pumps of Peppermint (and whipped cream), sit back, relax and read! A great book!

Okay, I'm friend of the author and felt guilty because I haven't had a chance to read her first book. Right before leaving for a vacation, I ordered her new book, Doggone and COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. One of the most important things in my life is to have the best book for my vacation and this was it. I never read fiction or mysteries and Gabi's writing keep me laughing and anxious for the characters. The characters are GREAT and I found it relaxing to finally put down all those non-fiction books and finally read something fun that took me away into another world. Gabi's writing is fantastic and I've already planned my next vacation so that I can read Catnapped. Janet Spurr, Beach Chair Diaries, Summer Tales from Maine to Maui.

Legal investigator Sara Townley is sent to San Diego to investigate fraud, involving identity theft; Sara is very happy to go there because she has a chance to see her husband Connor McNamara, a Navy SEAL stationed there. A rich recluse Mr. Charles Smiths had $2,000,000 taken from his accounts. Her client, the bank, wants their money back and needs to know how the perpetrator stole it. This happened about the time a persosn claiming to be Charles went on the radio insisting he had amnesia for years. Sara calls this man John Doe. The client whose money was stolen has lived an unhappy life starting from the moment he saw his parents murdered. To do her job properly, Sara has to speak with the talk show host, the maid who was there when the police was called about the deaths of Charles' parents and the retired cop who will get the case notes from his partner's widow. Too bad that two of these people she must see have been murdered recently and a third injured since Sara arrived in Southern California. The title character is about a dog who seems to show up at critical moments who is owned by John Doe. Unlike her husband Sara feels sorry for John as she does not believe he is a killer let alone dangerous; in fact she partially believes he is the real Charles. Fans will feel CATNAPPED by Gabriella Herkert as DOGGONE it has an eccentric cast including plenty of suspects that make for a five bark mystery; as readers ponder will the real Charles Smith please stand up (alive)? Harriet Klausner